Mervyn Dymally

Mervyn Dymally

The Trinidad-born former teacher blazed trails for minorities in California politics in the 1960s and '70s. His sometimes-controversial political career spanned more than four decades and included a stint as California's only black lieutenant governor. He was 86. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012

The Trinidad-born former teacher blazed trails for minorities in California politics in the 1960s and '70s. His sometimes-controversial political career spanned more than four decades and included a stint as California's only black lieutenant governor. He was 86. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012

The Trinidad-born former teacher blazed trails for minorities in California politics in the 1960s and '70s. His sometimes-controversial political career spanned more than four decades and included a stint as California's only black lieutenant governor. He was 86. Full obituaryNotable deaths of 2012